<Sharp intake> Oh dear...that'll cost you
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davidg_EU,
Posted on: 2007-09-09 20:21 in Base Construction
I think its worse than that, its 225k for the power then 150k for the mainframe or whatever the arcane equivalent is, the 106k control item wont work without the 150k control item in 1st if i remember right. Also the control room you need is 100k not 50k 
I might be wrong about that though im not 100% sure.
londoners numbers sound about right and unfortunitly that is the only next step after the tiny started base. im being reminded how hard it is to start out again since i returned to the us servers and im having to run my own lil base made up of mines and the wifes alts for now atleast and doing the math on trying to build the base just scares me
There isnt a problem on earth that cant be solved with the proper aplication of hi explosive's
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Ouch! Ah well; thanks to you both for the confirmation.
Going from memory I guess the anomaly's more the starter stuff, which IIRC was put in for teeny SGs after the howls about how expensive everything was initially. Even so, an intermediate step would have been nice - IIRC you go from the combo unit, producing 75 power, straight to the next highest which produces 1,000 (and is priced to match! 
). A bit extreme, that.
Time to get levelling, I suppose...
Yea i think the combo unit was put in for the pure 1 man band organization, theres nothing for the 3 man band though is there, its straight onto the 10 man orchestra 
I've a little sg on Union that was started for my alts but then my sister and brother put their Union alts in it. My sister (bless her) has run in sg mode all the way through levelling her Union main and has earned close to 800k so far (which is a very decent proportion of our total of 1.4 million so far). With her early prestige earnings and the prestige we earned from padding the sg membership to 15 with alts we made the jump away from the oversight centre surprisingly quickly.
Once we got the power and control sorted out we just added teleports and additional control as the prestige mounted up. It's quite satisfying really, seeing the base get more and more developed. That satisfaction even made me do the near-impossible and conquer my altitis - I've been playing my Union main almost exclusively now from lvl 19 to lvl 35 which is the longest stretch I've had playing a single character in the last 18 months.
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Oh yes, I'll get there eventually, and when I do finally get to that next stage the base will be so flush with energy and control I'll be able to add anything I want for the foreseeable future.
It's just a shame that there isn't some intermediate level of power/control for a few hundred thousand prestige, say, that would give 2-300 power/control. Then you could add a modest number of functional items to the base that bit sooner.
Just put it down to bases in general still being a bit "beta" 
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Oh yes, I'll get there eventually, and when I do finally get to that next stage the base will be so flush with energy and control I'll be able to add anything I want for the foreseeable future.
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Not really...
Sure, power aplenty with with the main unit for the smallest base plot.
But it is the Control that'll be the main drain on your Prestige...
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Oh yes, I'll get there eventually, and when I do finally get to that next stage the base will be so flush with energy and control I'll be able to add anything I want for the foreseeable future.
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Not really...
Sure, power aplenty with with the main unit for the smallest base plot.
But it is the Control that'll be the main drain on your Prestige...
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Yeah the control gets eaten up really quickly,too quickly
All I want is a medbay, and two teleporters with beacons.
But then I'm still annoyed that you have to pay to place your own personal items...Why do I have to pay to stick a gun I stole off of a Rikti to my base wall?
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But then I'm still annoyed that you have to pay to place your own personal items...Why do I have to pay to stick a gun I stole off of a Rikti to my base wall?
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I get the feeling Gordon Brown's involved at some level...
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But then I'm still annoyed that you have to pay to place your own personal items...Why do I have to pay to stick a gun I stole off of a Rikti to my base wall?
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Ah well you see..... its the display case your paying for, not the rifle, cos ya nicked that so it was free 
I just set the base (especially useful if it's all alts) to allow all to edit the base. Then get the smallest teleport room with 1 destinantion. When you get to the base, swap the target to what is needed. This is also handy in the unlikely event that the team teleport through your base (bugs notwithstanding) - they just jump in and tp to wherever is needed, without needing to know which teleporter to use!
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I can see the elegant simplicity in that approach, but...I'm too much of a completest.
Rather than a single teleport I can adjust to get anywhere, I want enough porters to be able to go straight to any destination without any fiddling[1], storage for everything, all the workbenches and a fully kitted out medibay. And a pony.
(Hoping the vet rewards come through on that last item...)
[1] The 5 minutes spent trying to find the right port is fine, though.
i wouldnt bother with all the workbenchs in the base all the time as they eat the most o your power and control i would go for an empowerment station to reine your salvage and only stick a workbench in when you need it for making items and the likes. in my experiance that dose tend to alow alot more room for the telepads and the rest f the basics for a solo base not to mention the cost lol
There isnt a problem on earth that cant be solved with the proper aplication of hi explosive's
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Ouch!...
IIRC you go from the combo unit, producing 75 power, straight to the next highest which produces 1,000 (and is priced to match! ).
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Ah, I remember the days when we drilled a hole in the wall and jacked electricity off the Liberty Legion .
Hmmm...as an alternative, my villains might keep an eye out for an Elec/Elec blaster the next time they're in a PvP zone.
One of those, plus that "bed with restraints" furniture option and a set of jump leads...
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Hmmm...as an alternative, my villains might keep an eye out for an Elec/Elec blaster the next time they're in a PvP zone.
One of those, plus that "bed with restraints" furniture option and a set of jump leads...
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Listen i dont want to see you going through all that, as your a mate you can buy some of our unused power and control at a discounted rate
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Hmmm...as an alternative, my villains might keep an eye out for an Elec/Elec blaster the next time they're in a PvP zone.
One of those, plus that "bed with restraints" furniture option and a set of jump leads...
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Listen i dont want to see you going through all that, as your a mate you can buy some of our unused power and control at a discounted rate
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Sounds good; interested in a trade for a giant hamster wheel, Speed Boosted empath and a cattle prod?
(That one didn't work either; might try a /Regen with QR + Stamina next time)
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Sounds good; interested in a trade for a giant hamster wheel, Speed Boosted empath and a cattle prod?
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I'l have you know we have gone fully automated!
And are now fully animal friendly
Power For Sale.
Now that is one Big Damn Base! Do you have tech --> arcane plug adaptors?
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Now that is one Big Damn Base! Do you have tech --> arcane plug adaptors?
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Hmmm not sure il have to hand you over to tech support.....
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But then I'm still annoyed that you have to pay to place your own personal items...Why do I have to pay to stick a gun I stole off of a Rikti to my base wall?
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Ah well you see..... its the display case your paying for, not the rifle, cos ya nicked that so it was free
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And the license to have decommissioned weaponry on public display
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But then I'm still annoyed that you have to pay to place your own personal items...Why do I have to pay to stick a gun I stole off of a Rikti to my base wall?
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Ah well you see..... its the display case your paying for, not the rifle, cos ya nicked that so it was free
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And the license to have decommissioned weaponry on public display
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And the extra hour or so your cleaner has to work to keep them shiney
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A separate ask of something I'd merged into an earlier post...
My mini-SG (mainly personal alts) has a small but friendly base that's run out of power and control from the starter oversight centre and combo generator.
The costs of these items are 50k + 25k = 75k total.
As far as I can see the next available step up is Energy Terminal (150k) + Control Room (50k) + Power Crystal (225k (!)) + Bookshelf (106k) = 531k total. Blimey.
Is there really no intermediate step between 75k and > 500k? Perhaps I've missed some crafted items options...